SMRTR Science & EngineeringFeb 9, 2026Live Science

Impossibly powerful 'ghost particle' that slammed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole — and it could upend both particle physics and cosmology

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A record-breaking neutrino with 220 quadrillion electron volts of energy struck Earth in 2023, puzzling scientists with its impossible power that exceeds anything previously detected by 100 times. Researchers now believe this "ghost particle" originated from an exploding primordial black hole with special "dark charge" properties, which could revolutionize understanding of particle physics and potentially solve the dark matter mystery.

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